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Description

Description:

Switch camera to given vehicle / camera. Mode is one of:

"INTERNAL": 1st person
"GUNNER": optics / sights
"EXTERNAL": 3rd person
"GROUP": group
"CARGO": same as "INTERNAL"

If you switch to a unit in a vehicle, this command uses the correct turret.

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Control over the unit is not given to the player. Use selectPlayer or a combination of switchCamera and remoteControl to achieve this.

Groups:

Uncategorised

Syntax

Syntax:: target switchCamera mode
Parameters:: target: Object
: mode: String
Return Value:: Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:: switchCamera target (Since Arma 3 v1.65.138884)
Parameters:: target: Object
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: player switchCamera "Gunner";
Example 2:: vehicle player switchCamera "External";

Additional Information

See also:: cameraView cameraOn cameraEffect selectPlayer remoteControl

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Posted on May 16, 2015 - 13:14 (UTC)
Killzone Kid: Force top down view: private _cam = "Land_HandyCam_F" createVehicleLocal [0,0,0]; _cam hideObject true; _cam attachTo [player, [0,0,10]]; _cam setVectorUp [0,0.99,0.01]; _cam switchCamera "Internal"; findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["MouseButtonDown", { if (_this select 1 == 0) then { player forceWeaponFire [currentMuzzle player, currentWeaponMode player]; }; false }]; findDisplay 46 displayAddEventHandler ["KeyDown", { if (_this select 1 in actionKeys "ReloadMagazine") then { reload player; }; false }];

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 | Switch camera to given vehicle / camera. Mode is one of:
 * '''"INTERNAL"''': 1st person
 * '''"GUNNER"''': optics / sights
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 * '''"CARGO"''': same as "INTERNAL"
-If you switch to a unit in a vehicle, this command uses the correct turret. Control over the unit is not given to the player. Use [[selectPlayer]] or a combination of [[switchCamera]] and [[remoteControl]] to achieve this.
+If you switch to a unit in a vehicle, this command uses the correct turret.
-|DESCRIPTION=
+{{Informative | Control over the unit is not given to the player. Use [[selectPlayer]] or a combination of [[switchCamera]] and [[remoteControl]] to achieve this.}} |DESCRIPTION=
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| target '''switchCamera''' mode |SYNTAX=
+| target [[switchCamera]] mode |SYNTAX=
 |p1= target: [[Object]] |PARAMETER1=
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 | [[Nothing]] |RETURNVALUE=
-| s2 = '''switchCamera''' target &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''since Arma 3 v1.65.138884'' |SYNTAX2=
+|s2= [[switchCamera]] target &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(''Since Arma 3 v1.65.138884'') |SYNTAX2=
-|p21= target: [[Object]] |PARAMETER1=
+|p21= target: [[Object]] |PARAMETER21=
-|r2=  [[Nothing]] |RETURNVALUE=
+|r2= [[Nothing]] |RETURNVALUE2=
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
 |x1= <code>[[player]] [[switchCamera]] "Gunner";</code> |EXAMPLE1=
 |x2= <code>[[vehicle]] [[player]] [[switchCamera]] "External";</code> |EXAMPLE2=
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________
 | [[cameraView]], [[cameraOn]], [[cameraEffect]], [[selectPlayer]], [[remoteControl]] |SEEALSO=
 }}
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 <h3 style="display:none">Bottom Section</h3>
-[[Category:Scripting Commands|SWITCHCAMERA]]
+[[Category:Scripting Commands|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.96|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
 [[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.99|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.96|SWITCHCAMERA]]
+[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46|SWITCHCAMERA]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA|SWITCHCAMERA]]
-[[Category:Command_Group:_Camera_Control|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
 [[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA2|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
 [[Category:Scripting Commands Arma 3|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
 [[Category:Scripting_Commands_Take_On_Helicopters|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+[[Category:Command_Group:_Camera_Control|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
 <!-- CONTINUE Notes -->
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 <dt class="note">[[User:Killzone Kid|Killzone Kid]]</dt>
 <dd class="note">
-Force top down view: <code>cam <nowiki>=</nowiki> "Land_HandyCam_F" [[createVehicleLocal]] [0,0,0];
+Force top down view: <code>[[private]] _cam = "Land_HandyCam_F" [[createVehicleLocal]] [0,0,0];
-cam [[hideObject]] [[true]];
+_cam [[hideObject]] [[true]];
-cam [[attachTo]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[player]], [0,0,10]];
+_cam [[attachTo]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[player]], [0,0,10]];
-cam [[setVectorUp]] [0,0.99,0.01];
+_cam [[setVectorUp]] [0,0.99,0.01];
-cam [[switchCamera]] "Internal";
+_cam [[switchCamera]] "Internal";
 [[findDisplay]] 46 [[displayAddEventHandler]] ["MouseButtonDown", {
-	[[if]] (_this [[select]] 1 <nowiki>==</nowiki> 0) [[then]] {
+	[[if]] (_this [[select]] 1 == 0) [[then]] {
 		[[player]] [[forceWeaponFire]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[currentMuzzle]] [[player]], [[currentWeaponMode]] [[player]]];
 	};